Odds to Win NFC West Division

Here's our rundown on what has happened in the offseason for all of the NFC West teams and their odds to win the NFC West as listed at bodog

Arizona Cardinals (+210)

Added – QB Kevin Kolb (TR), WR Chansi Stuckey (FA), TE Todd Heap (FA), TE Jeff King (FA), G Floyd Womack (FA), G Daryn Colledge (FA), DE Vonnie Holliday (TR), MLB Stewart Bradley (FA), CB Richard Marshall (FA), CB Patrick Peterson (DR), RB Ryan Williams (DR), LB Sam Acho (DR).
Lost – QB Derek Anderson, RB Tim Hightower, WR Steve Breaston, G Alan Faneca, DT Alan Branch, MLB Gerald Hayes, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

The offseason started with the Cardinals having a gaping hole under center. They solved that with the trade for Kolb and look for their passing game to improve dramatically. Heap and King strengthen a perennially weak spot. Heap is the receiver while King is the blocker. Colledge should win a spot at guard while Bradley and Holliday add veteran leadership to a young front seven. Peterson steps in immediately at one corner spot while Marshall should occupy the other. Arizona plays in the weakest division in the NFL and if Kolb can give them good production at QB and the defense improves from their 29th ranking of last season, a division title isn’t out of the question.

St. Louis Rams (+200)

Added – RB Carnell Williams (FA), RB Jerious Norwood (FA), WR Mike Sims-Walker (FA), G Harvey Dahl (FA), DT Justin Bannan (FA), LB Ben Leber (FA), LB Brady Poppinga (FA), LB Zac Diles (FA), CB Al Harris (FA), S Quintin Mikell (FA), DE Robert Quinn (DR), TE Lance Kendricks (DR).
Lost – FB Mike Karney, WR Laurent Robinson, TE Daniel Fells, G Mark Setterstrom, LB David Vobora, S Oshiomogha Atogwe.

The Rams used the free agency period and the draft to strengthen the offense across the board and to improve their front seven. Dahl upgrades an improving O-line while Bannan and Quinn should start on the D-line. Williams and Norwood give RB Stephen Jackson capable backups but both have a lengthy injury history. The Rams ranked 26th on offense and 19th in defense in 2010 so they have lots of room for improvement on both sides of the ball. If QB Sam Bradford continues to develop under the tutelage of Off. Co. Josh McDaniels, a division title is within reach.

San Francisco 49ers (+200)

Added – QB Josh McCown (FA), WR Braylon Edwards (FA), C Jonathan Goodwin (FA), LB Antwan Applewhite (FA), CB Carlos Rogers (FA), S Donte Whitner (FA), S Madieu Williams (FA), PK David Akers (FA), DE Aldon Smith (DR), QB Colin Kaepernick (DR).
Lost – QB David Carr, G David Baas, C Eric Heitmann, DT Aubrayo Franklin, LB Travis LaBoy, LB Takeo Spikes, LB Manny Lawson, CB Nate Clements, PK Joe Nedney.

The 49ers added some good pieces to their football team in the offseason as Goodwin, Edwards, Rogers, Whitner and Smith all figure to start. In fact, San Francisco may have more overall talent than any other team in the division but unfortunately they have a huge hole at the most important position on the field. The lack of a QB may ultimately lead the 49ers to miss out on the playoffs. Kaepernick was a good draft pick but he isn’t ready. QB Alex Smith has failed in the Bay Area since he was drafted 1st overall in 2005. New HC Jim Harbaugh developed QBs in college but don’t expect him to have any more success with Smith than Mike Nolan or Mike Singletary did.

Seattle Seahawks (+500)

Added – QB Tarvaris Jackson (FA), WR Sidney Rice (FA), TE Zach Miller (FA), G Robert Gallery (FA), DE Jimmy Wilkerson (FA), DT Ryan Sims (FA), DT Alan Branch (FA), S Atari Bigby (FA), PK Jeff Reed (FA), PK Brandon Coutu (FA), OT James Carpenter (DR), G John Moffitt (DR).
Lost – QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Chris Henry, OT Sean Locklear, DT Amon Gordon, MLB Lofa Tatupu, OLB Will Herring, PK Olindo Mare.

Seattle made some curious decisions in the offseason. They watched Hasselbeck, Tatupu and Mare leave and replaced them with inferior players. Jackson and Rice flopped in Minnesota (save Favre’s first year with Rice) while Sims and Branch were also high-draft busts. Rookies Carpenter and Moffitt form the new right side of the O-line and Gallery will also start. Miller was one of the most productive players in Oakland for the last few years but can Jackson find him enough? They won the division with a 7-9 record last season but were outscored by a wide margin throughout the year. Probably the one team in the division without a real shot at winning it.

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San Francisco 49ers +200
St.Louis Rams +200
Arizona Cardinals +210
Seattle Seahawks +500

NFC West Odds

Arizona Cardinals (+210)

St. Louis Rams (+200)

San Francisco 49ers (+200)

Seattle Seahawks (+500)

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